It looks like a travel shampoo bottle, smells like bubblegum, and fits in a school bag pocket. On top of that, it costs less than a coffee. And according to a growing and convergent body of scientific research, it is very likely giving young people cancer. The vaping carcinogens inhaled with every puff are no
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A Dalgarno Institute Position on Early Intervention, Diversion, and the Culture We Want to Build Queensland is in the middle of a significant drug policy decision, and the public deserves a serious conversation rather than a partisan one. The state government has proposed winding back its three-strike drug diversion program, the arrangement that gave people
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A landmark study published in JAMA Network Open reveals a deeply troubling link between parental death and child mortality. Children who lose a parent to drug overdose, homicide, or suicide face a sharply elevated risk of dying before they reach adulthood. The findings raise urgent questions about bereavement support across the United States. Professor Sean Esteban
A groundbreaking study from The University of Texas at Arlington has revealed a disturbing reality: one in four American adolescents is exposed to violence in their neighbourhood. Moreover, these young people are more than twice as likely to turn to cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs as a coping mechanism. This pattern of teen substance use represents
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EINDHOVEN DECLARATION – “The Convention on the Rights of the Child has been under attack since 2008, where those seeking to legalise illicit drug use have sought to position drug users as victims, more vulnerable than children. They are seeking to undermine what is the most ratified (196 countries) of all UN Treaties and Conventions.
EINDHOVEN DECLARATION
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Children with lower intelligence may face a significantly higher risk of developing alcohol problems as adults, according to alarming new research from Swedish scientists. The study, which tracked almost 600,000 18-year-old boys, found that those who performed worse on cognitive tests were considerably more likely to develop a problematic relationship with alcohol in later life.
There’s blood on the hands of an industry that wraps itself in tie-dye and talks of “wellness.” Behind the carefully cultivated image of cannabis as a harmless plant medicine lies a devastating truth: young people who use marijuana face an 87% increased risk of attempting suicide. Not 8%. Not 17%. Eighty-seven percent. These aren’t
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Key Takeaways Broad temporal and population spectrum on cannabis use & mental health. Cannabis linked to depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies in studies. Early cannabis use in youth leads to mental health issues in adulthood. Systematic review and meta-analysis updates cannabis mental health risks evidence. Abstract: Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit drug globally. In 2021,
Abstract This commentary argues the need to prioritize regulation and abstinence-based prevention and recovery as critical services in efforts to maximize the reduction of substance-related harm and the promotion of mental health at a population-level. Treatment and harm reduction for those experiencing mental health and or substance use problems tends to be poorly integrated with
The numbers tell a story that policymakers refuse to hear. Across the globe, millions of children grow up in households that parental alcohol and drug use ravages. In Australia, 1 million children live with at least one adult battling addiction. Furthermore, the European Union counts 9 million children with parents who have alcohol problems. Similarly,
